Table 2. General characteristics of sampled bamboos in plantation and expansion treatments of Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis.

Treatment DBH (cm) Height (m) Clear culm length (cm) Crown width (cm) Culm (g bamboo−1) Branches (g bamboo−1) Foliage (g bamboo−1) Total (g bamboo−1)
Plantation 5.73 (0.74)a 12.0 (1.3)a 6.2 (1.4)a 1.35 (0.29)b 5,865 (1,908)a 580 (171)a 494 (175)a 6,939 (2,211)a
Expansion 5.93 (0.63)a 12.3 (1.0)a 5.8 (0.9)a 2.38 (0.07)a 5,901 (1,340)a 682 (98)a 485 (86)a 7,068 (1,430)a
Values in parenthesis are standard error (n=6). Different letters between plantation and expansion treatments represent a significant difference at P < 0.05.